Something cold, perhaps with tentacles, gripped Jim's heart. Kirk couldn't mean it. Not really. But he was serious, that much was clear.
"Here is what I am determined to do, if you're interested," he said. "One: Uphold and protect the values of the Federation and Starfleet. Two: Allow the phenomenon of new life to develop and prove itself before acting as jury and executioner--see number one. And three: ensure Spock's safe return. I don't trust the Narada, Jim. I don't blindly believe she's benign. But I do trust that Spock would not willingly enter into immediate danger without a damn good reason. And in my interactions with her, I have come to trust that she is eager to learn that which will help her crew. And she is malleable. She's capable of more than blind obedience, as she's shown. And that makes her both more dangerous and someone with whom it's possible to negotiate. We're out-shielded and out-gunned as it is. And they have Spock. My best weapon has, thus far, been to show her know exactly what we stand for. In the hopes that some of it will rub off."
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Date: 2009-11-06 06:53 am (UTC)"Here is what I am determined to do, if you're interested," he said. "One: Uphold and protect the values of the Federation and Starfleet. Two: Allow the phenomenon of new life to develop and prove itself before acting as jury and executioner--see number one. And three: ensure Spock's safe return. I don't trust the Narada, Jim. I don't blindly believe she's benign. But I do trust that Spock would not willingly enter into immediate danger without a damn good reason. And in my interactions with her, I have come to trust that she is eager to learn that which will help her crew. And she is malleable. She's capable of more than blind obedience, as she's shown. And that makes her both more dangerous and someone with whom it's possible to negotiate. We're out-shielded and out-gunned as it is. And they have Spock. My best weapon has, thus far, been to show her know exactly what we stand for. In the hopes that some of it will rub off."